TRABUCO CANYON : 4-H Club to Hold Fair and Parade

Rural Orange County will be the setting Sunday for a Country Fun Fair and Barnyard Fashion Parade, featuring potbellied pigs in tutus, put on by the Trabuco Trailblazers 4-H Club and Live Oak Canyon Stables.

County Supervisor Gaddi H. Vasquez will lead a panel of community leaders in judging the Barnyard Fashion Parade, which also will feature costumed goats, sheep, rabbits and ducks.

The fair, which will have games, a petting zoo, country music and 4-H demonstrations and exhibits, will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Live Oak Canyon Stables, across from the entrance to O’Neill Regional Park on Live Oak Canyon Road. The Barnyard Fashion Parade begins at 2 p.m.

Fair organizer Nancy McKibben said a goal of the event is to help the public learn more about 4-H youth programs. The Trabuco Trailblazers 4-H Club is only 2 years old and wants to become a vital part of the community, she said.

Anyone interested in participating in the 4-H program, open to youths ages 9 to 19, may sign up during the fair. The mission of 4-H is to help youth develop life skills through learn-by-doing education and experiences. Some projects offered by the Trailblazers include arts and crafts, ceramics, search and rescue, veterinary science and quilting.

For more information on the club or fair, contact community club leader Ginger Radebaugh at (714) 857-4759 or McKibben, the club resource leader, at (714) 854-8534.